About Sam Segraves
Lived 1920 – 1994 (aged 74). Sam Segraves was an American baseball player.
Samuel D. Segraves (May 13, 1920 – July 4, 1994) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Segraves was the younger brother of fellow-Negro leaguer J. C. Segraves. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 with the Cleveland Buckeyes and Memphis Red Sox, and played the following season for the Cincinnati Clowns. Segraves died in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1994 at age 74.
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Who was Sam Segraves?
American baseball player
When was Sam Segraves born?
Sam Segraves was born on 13 May 1920 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
When did Sam Segraves die?
Sam Segraves died on 4 July 1994 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Sam Segraves was a baseball player.
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Sam Segraves was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sam Segraves. https://biography.guide/sam-segraves/
MLA: "Sam Segraves." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sam-segraves/.
Chicago: "Sam Segraves." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/sam-segraves/.
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